Libya

Capital city — Tripoli

Country population
6,678,567
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2018
/ World Bank
Type of government
Unitary Provisional
Human Development Index
0.708
(110/188)
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2018
/ UNDP, Human Development Report
Homicide rate (per 100,000 inhabitants)
2.5
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2016
/ WHO, World Health Organization
Name of authority in charge of the pris…
Ministry of Justice
Total number of prisoners
9,100
this number is th…
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2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarceration rate (per 100,000 inhabit…
139
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2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Prison density
142 %
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06/2007
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Total number of prison facilities
26
number of facilit…
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10/2017
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
An NPM has been established
no
Female prisoners
1.2 %
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09/2013
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Incarcerated minors
-
Percentage of untried prisoners
90 %
estimated percent…
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04/2014
/ World Prison Brief, ICPR
Death penalty is abolished
no
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Special populations

Women

Female prisoners

1.2 %

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09/2013

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Minors

Incarcerated minors

-

not disclosed

Untried prisoners

Percentage of untried prisoners

90 %

estimated percentage

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04/2014

/ World Prison Brief, ICPR

Death penalty prisoners

Death penalty is abolished

no

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